¹And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,

¹Ary tamin'ny andro anankiray, raha nampianatra ny olona teo an-kianjan'ny tempoly Jesosy ka nitory ny filazantsara, dia nanatona ny lohan'ny mpisorona sy ny mpanora-dalàna ary ny loholona

²and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?

²ka niteny taminy hoe: Lazao aminay: Fahefana manao ahoana no anaovanao izao zavatra izao? ary iza no nanome Anao izany fahefana izany?

³And he answering said to them, *I* also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me:

³Ary Jesosy namaly ka nanao taminy hoe: Izaho kosa mba hanontany anareo zavatra iray loha, ka lazao amiko:

⁴The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?

⁴Ny batisan'i Jaona avy tany an-danitra va, sa avy tamin'ny olona?

⁵And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?

⁵Dia niara-nisaina izy ka nanao hoe: Raha holazaintsika hoe mantsy: Avy tany an-danitra, dia hataony hoe: Nahoana no tsy nino azy ianareo?

⁶but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

⁶Fa raha holazaintsika hoe kosa: Avy tamin'ny olona, dia hitora-bato antsika ny vahoaka rehetra, satria inoany ho mpaminany Jaona.

⁷And they answered, they did not know whence.

⁷Dia namaly ireo fa tsy fantany izay nihaviany.

⁸And Jesus said to them, Neither do *I* tell you by what authority I do these things.

⁸Ary Jesosy nanao taminy hoe: Izaho kosa tsy hilaza aminareo izay fahefana anaovako izao zavatra izao.

⁹And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.

⁹Dia nilaza izao fanoharana izao tamin'ny olona Izy ka nanao hoe: Nisy lehilahy anankiray nanao tanim-boaloboka, ka nahofany tamin'olona mpiasa tany izany, dia nandeha nitoetra ela tany an-tany hafa izy.

¹⁰And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [him] away empty.

¹⁰Ary tamin'ny fotoana dia naniraka mpanompo hankany amin'ny mpiasa tany izy mba handray amin'ny vokatry ny tanim-boaloboka; fa ny mpiasa tany nikapoka azy ka nampandeha azy maina.

¹¹And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent [him] away empty.

¹¹Dia naniraka mpanompo anankiray koa izy; ary nokapohiny mafy koa iny sady nalany baraka ka nampandehaniny maina.

¹²And again he sent a third; and they, having wounded him also, cast [him] out.

¹²Dia naniraka anankiray koa izy; ary iny koa dia nataony naratra ka noroahiny.

¹³And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect [him].

¹³Dia hoy ny tompon'ny tanim-boaloboka: Inona re no hataoko? Haniraka ny zanako malalako aho; angamba hanaja azy izy.

¹⁴But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; [come,] let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.

¹⁴Fa raha nahita iny ny mpiasa tany, dia niara-nisaina izy ka nanao hoe: Ity no mpandova; andeha hovonointsika io, mba ho antsika ny lova.

¹⁵And having cast him forth out of the vineyard, they killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁵Dia namoaka azy tany ivelan'ny tanim-boaloboka izy ka namono azy. Hataon'ny tompon'ny tanim-boaloboka ahoana moa izy amin'izany?

¹⁶He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it they said, May it never be!

¹⁶Hankany izy, dia hamono ireo mpiasa tany ireo, ka homeny olon-kafa ny tanim-boaloboka. Ary raha nahare izany ireo, dia hoy izy: Sanatria izany!

¹⁷But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

¹⁷Ary Jesosy nijery azy ka nanao hoe: Ahoana moa izao voasoratra izao: Ny vato izay nolavin'ny mpanao trano, Dia izy no efa natao fehizoro? (Sal. 118. 22).

¹⁸Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

¹⁸Izay rehetra potraka amin'izany vato izany dia ho torotoro; fa na iza na iza no ianjerany dia ho mongomongo.

¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes sought the same hour to lay hands on him, and they feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken this parable of them.

¹⁹Ary tamin'izany ora izany dia nitady hisambotra Azy ny mpanora-dalàna sy ny lohan'ny mpisorona; nefa natahotra ny olona izy, satria fantany fa izy no nolazainy tamin'izany fanoharana izany.

²⁰And having watched [him], they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in [his] language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

²⁰Ary nizaha taratra an'i Jesosy izy ka naniraka mpitsikilo, izay nody ho marina, mba hamandrika Azy amin'ny teniny, hanolorany Azy ho amin'ny hery sy ny fahefan'ny governora.

²¹And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest no [man's] person, but teachest with truth the way of God:

²¹Ary ireo nanontany Azy ka nanao hoe: Mpampianatra ô, fantatray fa miteny sy mampianatra marina Hianao ka tsy mizaha tavan'olona, fa mampianatra marina ny lalan'Andriamanitra:

²²Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

²²Mety va raha mandoa vola hetra ho an'i Kaisara izahay, sa tsia?

²³But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me?

²³Fa Jesosy nahafantatra ny fihendreny ka nanao taminy hoe:

²⁴Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.

²⁴Mampisehoa denaria amiko. An'iza moa io sary sy soratra eo aminy io? Hoy ireo: An'i Kaisara.

²⁵And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.

²⁵Dia hoy Jesosy taminy: Aloavy ho an'i Kaisara ary izay an'i Kaisara, ary ho an'Andriamanitra izay an'Andriamanitra.

²⁶And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

²⁶Ary tsy sahiny nitanana Azy teo anatrehan'ny olona izany teny izany sady gaga izy noho ny famaliny ka nangina.

²⁷And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, coming up [to him],

²⁷Ary ny sasany tamin'ny Sadoseo, izay milaza fa tsy misy fitsanganan'ny maty, dia nanatona ka nanontany Azy hoe:

²⁸demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

²⁸Mpampianatra ô, Mosesy nanoratra ho antsika hoe: Raha misy manan-drahalahy maty momba, ka mbola velona ny vadin'ny maty, dia aoka ny rahalahiny hampakatra an-dravehivavy ka hiteraka hamelo-maso ny rahalahiny (Deo. 25. 5).

²⁹There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

²⁹Koa nisy fito mirahalahy; ary ny zokiny nampaka-bady, dia maty momba.

³⁰and the second [took the woman, and *he* died childless];

³⁰Ary ny faharoa

³¹and the third took her: and in like manner also the seven left no children and died;

³¹sy ny fahatelo koa nampakatra azy; ary tahaka izany avokoa no nataon'izy fito mirahalahy; nefa maty momba avokoa izy.

³²and last of all the woman also died.

³²Ary farany dia maty koa ravehivavy.

³³In the resurrection therefore of which of them does she become wife, for the seven had her as wife?

³³Koa amin'ny fitsanganan'ny maty ho vadin'iza moa ravehivavy? fa samy efa nanambady azy avokoa izy fito mirahalahy.

³⁴And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage,

³⁴Ary Jesosy nanao taminy hoe: Ny zanak'izao fiainana izao dia mampaka-bady sady avoaka hampakarina;

³⁵but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among [the] dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

³⁵fa izay atao miendrika hahazo izany fiainana izany sy ny fitsanganana amin'ny maty kosa dia tsy raha mampaka-bady, na avoaka hampakarina;

³⁶for neither can they die any more, for they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

³⁶ary tsy mety maty intsony izy, fa mitovy amin'ny anjely sady zanak'Andriamanitra, satria zanaky ny fitsanganana amin'ny maty.

³⁷But that the dead rise, even Moses shewed in [the section of] the bush, when he called [the] Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob;

³⁷Ary Mosesy aza nanambara teo amin'ilay teny milaza ny Voaroy fa hatsangana ny maty, raha nilaza an'i Jehovah hoe Andriamanitr'i Abrahama sy Andriamanitr'isaka ary Andriamanitr'i Jakoba (Eks. 3. 6).

³⁸but he is not God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.

³⁸Fa Izy tsy mba Andriamanitry ny maty, fa an'ny velona; fa velona ho an'Andriamanitra avokoa izy rehetra.

³⁹And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.

³⁹Ary ny mpanora-dalàna sasany namaly ka nanao hoe: Mpampianatra ô, marina izay nolazainao.

⁴⁰For they did not dare any more to ask him anything.

⁴⁰Fa tsy nisy sahy nanontany Azy intsony ireo.

⁴¹And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son,

⁴¹Ary hoy Jesosy taminy: Ahoana no lazaina fa Kristy no Zanak'i Davida?

⁴²and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand

⁴²Fa Davida ihany no milaza eo amin'ny bokin'ny Salamo hoe: Jehovah nilaza tamin'ny Tompoko hoe: Mipetraha eo an-tanako ankavanana

⁴³until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?

⁴³Ambara-panaoko ny fahavalonao ho fitoeran'ny tongotrao (Sal. 110. 1).

⁴⁴David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

⁴⁴Davida amin'izany manao Azy hoe Tompo; koa ahoana no maha-Zanany Azy?

⁴⁵And, as all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁵Ary hoy Jesosy tamin'ny mpianany teo anatrehan'ny olona rehetra:

⁴⁶Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

⁴⁶Mitandrema ny amin'ny mpanora-dalàna, izay mazoto mandehandeha miakanjo akanjo lava, ary te-hoharabain'ny olona eny an-tsena, sady tia ny fipetrehana aloha eo amin'ny synagoga sy ny fitoerana aloha eo amin'ny fanasana,ary mandany ny tranon'ny mpitondratena sy manao vavaka lavareny mba ho fiolahana; ireo dia hahazo fahamelohana mafimafy kokoa.

⁴⁷who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

⁴⁷ary mandany ny tranon'ny mpitondratena sy manao vavaka lavareny mba ho fiolahana; ireo dia hahazo fahamelohana mafimafy kokoa.